The planet’s rotation fluctuates as it travels around the sun, and measurements suggest we’re losing more than a millisecond during the long days of summer.

The Earth is predicted to make its fastest rotations on July 9, July 10, July 22 and August 5, according to a Time and Date ...

Scientists created a simulation showing that early Earth still retained chemical traces of its igneous youth, 4.5 billion years ago.

The partial vertebra appeared inside a 2.5-inch-diameter column of rock that researchers drilled, earning the title of the ...

Scientists at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science are celebrating a discovery that they have called "nothing short of ...

Is Earth's inner core solid or liquid? While the inner core is extremely hot, experts have known that it is solid for many ...

Earth is expected to complete a full rotation on July 9 roughly 1.30 milliseconds faster than usual. WASHINGTON — Wednesday ...

We found a staircase that seemed to descend endlessly - like a path straight to the center of the Earth. In this video, we ...

Scientists believe that gold and other precious metals are slowly leaking to the surface from Earth's core through Hawaiian volcanoes.

A groundbreaking study reveals that Earth's core isn't as isolated as once thought. Researchers discovered that valuable metals, including gold, are gradually leaking from the core into the mantle ...

The ramifications are significant: Earth’s core, once thought inaccessible, is ejected in small amounts up towards the surface during volcanic eruptions.

A new study out this week said that the Earth's inner core is less solid than previously thought. Scientists still have questions, though.